Improvement in toys



J. R. HAWES.

Toy.

No. 223,045. Patented Dec. 30,1879.

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIGE.

JAMES R. HAWES, OF TOWANDA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN TOYS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 223,045, dated December30, 1879 application filed June 24, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES RoUsoroUs HAWES, of Towanda, county ofBradford, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and amusing Toy forChildren, called the Toy Piano, of which the following is a specification.

My improved combined toy box and piano consists of a body portion, A, aremovable front piece, B, and hinged lid or cover 0. The body portion isprovided with a large compartment, a, for the reception of the removablelegs I) and the stool of the piano when not in use, and such other toyfurniture as it may be desired to place therein. In each of the sides ofthe body portion are grooves 0 and (Z for the removable piece B. Thispiece is placed in the groove 0 when the box is open and to be used as atoy-piano, and in the groove d when the toy furniture and the piano-legsare packed in the compartment a. The front of the body portion isprovided with an imitation keyboard, E, which is exposed to view whenthe piece B is placed in the grooves c, and is concealed when the box isclosed and the piece B placed in the groove d.

What I claim is- 1. A combined toy box and piano consisting of a bodyportion, A, provided with the imitation key-board E, and the compartmenta, adapted to receive the removable portions of the piano and toyfurniture, all substantially as described.

2. The body portion A, provided with the imitation key-board E, andhaving in the sides the grooves 0 and d, in combination with theremovable front piece, B, substantially as described.

3. The combined toy box and piano consisting of the body portion A,having compartment at, the removable front piece, B, the hinged lid 0,the imitation key-board E, and theremovable legs I), all substantiallyas described.

JAMES ROUSGIOUS HAWES.

Witnesses:

E. F. GOFF, Gno. V. MYERS.

